Deborah Tannen Quotes

Now I am married to a man who is a partner and friend. We come from similar backgrounds and share values and interests. It is a continual source of pleasure to talk to him.

Deborah Tannen

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FriendManI AmPartnerValuesTalk

I believe strongly in inspiration, inspiration literally meaning 'full of the spirit.' I do believe that it comes to you.

Jimmy Webb

BelieveMeaningYouSpiritI Believe

We suspect Dr. Clutterbuck's sense of hearing must be injured: for him the 'ear trumpet' magnifies but distorts sound, rendering it less distinct than before.

Robert James Graves

SoundHimHearingTrumpetSenseEar

I watch and listen to movies today and am shocked by the way actors deliver their lines. Everybody mumbles now and I don't understand why.

Maureen O'Hara

TodayNowMoviesWhyUnderstandWay

Everyone needs to know how to accept compliments and say thank you.

Matt Czuchry

Thank YouYouKnowSayAcceptNeeds

In the best writers, the outward-reaching interest in the 'found subject' leads back at a hairpin to some uncomfortable inner recognition that the writer has journeyed very far to see; he comes home half-dead.

Amity Gaige

HomeBestUncomfortableRecognition

I was a keen observer and listener. I picked up on clues. I figured things out logically, and I enjoyed puzzles. I loved the clear, focused feeling that came when I concentrated on solving a problem and everything else faded out.

Sonia Sotomayor

LovedProblemFeelingFocusedOut

I'm an engineer by trade, and what engineers do is they go and build, and they don't think a lot about storytelling.

Travis Kalanick

ThinkEngineersBuildStorytelling

So, in the last year, the whole cast sued for release from our contracts.

Tommy Rettig

YearContractsReleaseLastWhole

I was a huge fan of Steve Martin, as everyone I knew in comedy was.

Martin Short

ComedyEveryoneFanKnewHuge Fan

I would hope I was raised polite and charming.

Douglas Booth

HopeCharmingI Was RaisedWould

This idea that we should be best friends with our partner of the opposite gender leads toward tremendous frustration. Did you ever notice that while men often refer to their wives as best friends, women usually refer to another woman in that way?

Deborah Tannen

WomenBestMenWomanFrustration

I never could stand losing. Second place didn't interest me. I had a fire in my belly.

Ty Cobb

FireLosingMeStandPlaceNever

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